by Petty Officer 2nd Class Kip Wadlow
PORTSMOUTH, Va. – On any other day, an ear splitting explosion and huge plume of smoke issuing forth from a cannon barrel, along the waterfront of a small North Carolina town would normally bring local law enforcement officers flying to the scene in a massive, full-speed response, but this [...]
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Coast Guard Celebrates Shared Past with North Carolina Town
Coast Guard Continues Search for Ft. Lauderdale Man
BAYPORT, Fla. – The Coast Guard is continuing to search for Lindsay Forde, 48, of Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., who was reported missing Saturday from the 46-foot pleasure craft Extra Labor, about 75-miles west of Bayport, Fla.
The Coast Guard received a call at 6:37 p.m. Saturday from the vessel owner, Michael Swindle, 56, of [...]
Coast Guard rescues kayaker near Freeport
HOUSTON – The Coast Guard rescued a kayaker near the San Luis Pass Bridge in Freeport, Texas today.
A watchstander at Coast Guard Sector Houston/Galveston received a call at 11:35 a.m. from the officer of the day at Station Freeport of a kayaker stranded 300 yards off Surfside Beach, Texas.
The Coast Guard launched an HH-65C Dolphin [...]
Coast Guard Rescues Two In Chincoteague Bay
CHINCOTEAGUE, Va. – A 23-foot boat crew from Coast Guard Station Chincoteague rescued two people from the water after their canoe capsized in Chincoteague Bay Saturday.
Two boat crew members from Station Chincoteague responded after a bystander from Chincoteague Island called Coast Guard Sector Field Office Eastern Shore, Va., to report the over turned canoe. After [...]
Missing Diver Recovered by Citrus County Dive Team
HOMOSASSA, Fla. – The Citrus County Dive Team recovered the body of James Cummins, 40, of Inverness, Fla., at about 9:30 a.m. today in the Gulf of Mexico in the vicinity of the mouth of the Homosassa River.
The Coast Guard received a call at 2:24 p.m. Sunday from two men reporting that their dive instructor, [...]
Coast Guard Participates in Port Response Exercise in San Juan
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico -The Coast Guard is leading a multi-agency response to implement the preparedness plans of federal, state and local agencies during a two-day Port Response exercise Monday and Tuesday.
Port Response is a full scale security exercise by which Coast Guard Federal Maritime Security Coordinators, Area Maritime Security Committees and the Port [...]